Sunniva Davies-Rommetveit

Libyans call for the end of Gaddafi's 42 year repressive regime

42 years after the bloodless coup d’état which placed Colonel Gaddafi and his government officials firmly in power in Libya and saw decades of Libyan oppression, Libyans recently decided to protest and were influenced by neighbouring states’ anti-government protests. These have led to unforeseen and unpredictable consequences which have catapulted the Middle East, and simultaneously western state behaviour, or misbehaviour, into the world affairs’ spotlight. Continue reading →